Ok, I don't know if this is legal, but this notam was just issued a few days ago. I understand the altitude restrictions for some of our fixes, the IKBES, and the LEFAS but what does the Vice mean and the 13/4 mean? >>

Ok, thanks for the link. Helps a lot My remaining question is the number in the brackets (593) is that some reading from the VOR? Otherwise, the rest makes sense. And, I even heard a lengthy discussion on radio just a little while ago that the FSS was notified about this new tower constructed , which by PIREP is only a few miles from mthe rwy 21 approach path. LOL it's just a comical situation. Just the 593 is a tad confusing.

The 593 is actually not an obstruction but the minimun descent height above the runway TDZE (Touchdown Zone Elevation). This would be the height shown by the aircraft's radio altimeter (if equipped) when the aircraft is positioned over the first 3000 feet of runway. If the pilot is in that position a landing would be impossible since the threshold crossing height for most runways is 50 feet

RA (Radio Altitude) is a rough guide that a pilot may briefly refer to when conducting an approach to the airport but is not used for non precision approaches as a minimum. The reason is that the terrain below the aircraft likely varies above and below the TDZE while approaching the runway. The MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude), in Canada anyway, for non-precision approaches like the one indicated for Timmins is the altimeter minimum not the radio altimeter minimum.